8th MARCH ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

March 8th ~ This Day in History video by History.com~ 1917: In Russia, the February Revolution (known as such because of Russia’s use of the Julian calendar) began when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupted in Petrograd. One week later, centuries of czarist rule in Russia ended with the abdication of Nicholas II, and Russia took a dramatic step closer toward communist revolution. | & see more about history on this day in the video…